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archived: true
title: Cube
date: 2014-02-12
poster: /assets/prj_img/cube/poster.jpg
description: Portable speaker design
category: physical
links:
    'DXF Files': http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKCM_Cream_Damped
    'Openscad Files': http://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_SKCM_Cream_Damped
sort_index: 1002
---

During the summer of my junior year at Virginia Tech, I stayed in Blacksburg and did the summer-session for Industrial Design minors. It was a relaxing, thoughtful, and productive summer. I learned to sketch perspective and developed an interest in [3d modeling](http://www.openscad.org/).

For our final project in the summer-session, I built a small portable speaker box dubbed the Cube.

I modeled The entire cube in `openscad` and combined the surfaces as dxf files `import`'ed into a modular master `openscad` composition. 

Eventually when I was satisfied I cut the dxf layers out of masonite on our laser cutter. The final cube was assembled with wood glue.


![Initial perspective sketch lines](/assets/prj_img/cube/lines.jpg)
<div class='caption'>Initial perspective sketch lines.</div>

![Persepective sketch](/assets/prj_img/cube/semi-finalized.jpg)
<div class='caption'>Apparently - I can sketch a box!</div>

![Exploded view of Cube](/assets/prj_img/cube/exploded.png)
<div class='caption'>An exploded view of each of the panels of the Cube.</div>

![Cube with iPod](/assets/prj_img/cube/1.jpg)
<div class='caption'>With an iPod</div>
